The tortoise is a charming creature, which for some reason people consider to be the slowest creature. Although scientists in fairness honorable first place gave snails. It seems to us wise and at the same time mysterious. Therefore, the names of turtles are often a symbol of speed, hardness and greatness.
How to choose a name for a turtle?
When you do not want to think long over the name of a turtle, you can call it any human name, as many do. Live in the world of a turtle girl named Bertha and Karen, Lina and Tina, Tonia and Sonya, Frosya and Marousia, and the boys Mark and Max. Yasha and Shurik and many others.
With the help of a name you can build your pet home to the level of her famous kinsman. If you do not know how you can call a turtle a girl, name it in honor of the oldest turtle in the world, Advaita, who is believed to have lived more than two hundred years. No less famous name is Timothy, the former mascot of the warships of Great Britain, or, entered the Guinness Book of Records, Tui Malila. If you recall the turtles of men, in his time the whole world became famous for the name of Kiki, who weighed more than two hundred kilograms and lived 146 years. You can name the tortoise of a boy the way the most famous bachelor of the tortoiseshell family was, namely Lonely George.
How else can we call turtles?
If you want to surround the name of your ward with a halo of mystery and mystery, remember the names of the ancient goddesses of Greece and Rome. Who compares beauty with the Roman Venus and the Greek Aphrodite, or force with Hercules and Hercules? Or maybe you want to have luck or victory in your house, then call the tortoise Nicky or Fortune. Do not know how to name the water turtle boy? An excellent option will be the names of the gods Neptune, Poseidon, Nereus.
Since ancient times, many peoples, especially the East, have extolled this amphibian creature. In Iran, it is believed that our planet was created by a snake and a turtle. The Australian aborigines are convinced that she has spent her time, and her name is Bedal. If you like this name, you can borrow it from Australians, as well as Malays, Chinese and Indian people. The Malay water turtle, the creator of the world was called Mansi. On the back of Indian Kashyapa there is a sacred mountain, and the Chinese Ao holds as many as three mountains, on which the Gods live.
Often called tortoises are the names of the characters of films or animated films: Nemo, Odysseus, Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo. The land turtle can be called, as some masters do, the names of objects, flowers and even products: Donut, Bagel, Cupcake, Buttercup, Jasmine, Omelette, Tequila, Tartaletka, Plushka.
If the movements of your pet are majestic and graceful, then you must name it accordingly. In this case, the royal male names Richard, Gustav, Woldemar and women's Abigail, Gertrude, Marianne, Josephine, Margot, Ophelia will suit. Many give their tortoise the name of their favorite poet, writer or just an idol: Tom, Darwin, Jack, Billy. Woody, Voltaire, Harry,
The tortoise for us was and remains a symbol of luck, support, fertility, longevity and the emblem of slowness. Let's recall the well-known slogan "Rush slowly!" Cosimo de 'Medici, accompanying a tortoise, with a sail on its back, inflated by the wind. Although in the water the turtles are not so slow. They are quite capable of developing a speed of up to 35 km / h, except for large specimens of these creatures. So why not give her the name of the Frigate or the Tank, for impenetrable armor?
Before you name the turtle, think about what you most wanted to see in your new friend.